Jeremy Clarkson has courted controversy yet again by dismissing a Labour MP’s criticisms of Top Gear with the phrase: “We don’t make it for people who wear pink ties.”

Clarkson was responding to Labour’s transport spokesman Michael Dugher, who said the show didn’t represent motorists, and also described the Top Gear host as “basically an idiot”.

Dugher did not seem overly bothered by Clarkson’s ham-fisted response.

But we’re worried about how much Clarkson may be limiting his audience if he doesn’t think people who wear pink ties can like Top Gear.

Here are some celebrities that presumably won’t be watching his show…

1. James Bond

James Bond actor Roger Moore wearing a pink tie
James Bond actor Roger Moore, who presumably hates Top Gear (Andy Butterton/PA)

2. The Fonz

Actor Henry Winkler wearing a pink tie
Happy Days actor Henry Winkler, who presumably hates Top Gear (Slaven Vlasic/ABACA USA)

3. Eddie Jordan

Eddie Jordan wearing a pink tie
Formula One legend Eddie Jordan, who presumably hates Top Gear (Jean/allaction.co.uk)

4. Iron Man

Actor Robert Downey Jr wearing a pink tie
Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr, who presumably hates Top Gear (Ariel Ramerez/LANDOV)

5. Sir Ben Kingsley

Actor Ben Kingsley wearing a pink tie
Sir Ben Kingsley, who presumably hates Top Gear (William Conran/PA)

6. P Diddy

P Diddy wearing a pink tie
Rapper P Diddy, who presumably hates Top Gear (Starmax/EMPICS)

7. James Haskell

James Haskell wearing a pink tie
England rugby player James Haskell, who presumably hates Top Gear (Jonathan Short/Invision)

8. Donald Trump

Donald Trump wearing a pink tie
Donald Trump, who presumably hates Top Gear (AJM/EMPICS)

9. John Terry

Chelsea captain John Terry wearing a pink tie
Chelsea captain John Terry, who presumably hates Top Gear (Joel Ryan/AP)

10. Jeremy Clarkson’s solicitor

Solicitor Nick Freeman wearing a pink tie
Solicitor Nick Freeman, who defended Jeremy Clarkson against a speeding charge, but presumably hates Top Gear (John Stillwell/PA)

11. The fox from Foxy Bingo

The fox from Foxy Bingo wearing a pink tie
The fox from Foxy Bingo, who presumably hates Top Gear (Yui Mok/PA)

Even Clarkson himself is no stranger to a pink tie.

We wonder if he wants to reassess…